Matt Shakman, director of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, said John Malkovich's Red Ghost was unfortunately cut to accommodate the movie's extensive cast.

Matt Shakman, director of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, has discussed the swathe of deleted scenes that audiences got only brief glimpses of in the film's final version.

Marvel fans won't get to watch an extended version of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, director Matt Shakman has said, despite calls from fans for a longer edit of the film with its cut scenes ...